The legislation was introduced in bill HB2459 on Feb. 13, when Rep. Michael Halpin (D-72) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Out-of-State Person Subject to Involuntary Admission on an Inpatient Basis Mental Health Treatment Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on March 27, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23. The law went into effect immediately.
Illinois legislature enacts laws through bills that can be introduced in either the state House of Representatives or the state Senate. Either chamber of the legislature can reject or amend a bill before it becomes law. Legislators sometimes sponsor "shell bills" devoid of substantive provisions, introduced with the intention of being amended later to include actual legislation.
The following table shows the full history of actions on HB2459.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/13/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Mental Health Committee |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health Committee; 018-000-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0472 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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